diff --git a/modules/kafka/build.gradle b/modules/kafka/build.gradle
index 6dd12daa49e..11f72fce54a 100644
--- a/modules/kafka/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/kafka/build.gradle
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ dependencies {
     api project(':testcontainers')
 
     testImplementation 'org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients:3.7.0'
-    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.25.3'
+    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.26.3'
     testImplementation 'com.google.guava:guava:23.0'
 }